The recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs Wade stunned many people around the world, including the French. For French people, the US is an important model for fundamental rights (as written in the linked article: “Les États-Unis ont un poids important comme modèle de défense des droits fondamentaux.”). The shockwave of this decision inspired several political and feminist organizations in France to request that the right to abortion be written into the French Constitution and in the Charter of fundamental rights of the EU. Although abortion has been legal in France since 1975, it is not explicitly protected in the French Constitution, and for several years, various associations have passionately expressed their advocacy for making it so. The recent US news has deepened concerns and the sense of urgency for this.
If you want to know about the history of abortion right in France, I recommend this podcast:
“Simone Veil et la lutte pour l’IVG : le droit de choisir “
https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/affaires-sensibles/affaires-sensibles-30-juin-2017